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I swear if Mike White does my boy Gaitok dirty ...

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There is going to be a protest to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil Monday in NYC

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When ICE agents arrived at the campus building Saturday, they also threatened to arrest Khalil’s wife, an American citizen who is eight months pregnant, Greer said. The authorities declined to say why Khalil was being arrested, according to the attorney. apnews.com/article/colu...

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The general process (because of course there are exceptions) is that DHS has to file a Notice to Appear (a bit like an indictment) in immigration court, alleging that the person is removable for having violated a specific provision of immigration law. ICE bears the burden of proving removability.

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UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is. They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there. They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.

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More details here: www.dropsitenews.com/p/dhs-detain...

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Watching this week's severance during the day means I'm just watching a reflection of my living room

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Philly bike expo rocked. Makes me wish I was really rich so I could afford all those cool bikes

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If you missed Data Reporting for Smaller Teams, you can find our slides here: bit.ly/small-data-j Thank you to @justinmyers.net @junyao-yang.bsky.social and Cody Lilich for a great talk!

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Someone who understands trains: why does the capital corridor in CA have so much better bike capacity than any other Amtrak line? Why can't we get some big bike cars on the northeast regional

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‘Stop these crazy bills’: Republicans join Democrats to defeat anti-trans legislation in Montana There are 696 bills under consideration across 49 states meant to negatively impact trans & gender-nonconforming people including 97 in Texas and 62 in Missouri www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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We've confirmed the US Bureau of Prisons has transferred trans women to men's prisons despite three court rulings blocking Trump's executive order “I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us

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1. A new CMS directive from HHS has gone out to hospitals demanding they stop gender affirming care, despite a court order saying care can continue. The memo openly cites anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups. The latest from writer Mira Lazine. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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The Trump administration has formally agreed to drop a landmark environmental justice case in Louisiana “It’s obvious that the Trump administration doesn’t care anything for the poor Black folk in Cancer Alley” - community organizer Bobby Taylor told me: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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538-style poll collection has now been recreated by a small group of fans and former staff. all fully transparent and public now. return of live public aggregation is imminent docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Reports in the Ukrainian press that Maxar had cut of the Ukrainians access to Maxar imagery, including commercial imagery, at the request of the US administration mil.in.ua/uk/news/maxa...

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Maxar & the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency confirm that Ukrainian confirmed to me by email that access to the satellite platform is suspended. The NGA said the decision, which Maxar is obliged to follow, was made "in accordance with the Administration’s directive on support to Ukraine."

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Maxar has cut off satellite imagery access to Ukraine, undoubtedly due to pressure from the U.S. government. This means that not just classified, but commercially available unclassified intelligence products are being cut off. I now fully expect Starlink to be next.

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@maanvisingh.bsky.social found the story of a man who was tortured in Turkey and still had his asylum case denied. We found that the judge had only ever granted a single asylum case, one of the lowest rates of over 800 judges we reviewed

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E.S. was arrested, tortured and raped in Turkey as part of a government crackdown on members of the Gülen movement. He made his way to the US seeking safety, but was denied asylum by a judge who has rejected almost every case.

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NEW: WIRED got IP blocked by the Social Security Administration, among other outlets covering Musk's takeover. Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment." WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.

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Full study using 8 LLMs and 20 sample publishers to test how AIs cite news. Answer: badly. Even if you have an AI deal, or robot.txt enabled, results are similar . And pro versions more expensive but no better . [email protected] researchers @klaudia.bsky.social and @aisvarya17.bsky.social

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@maanvisingh.bsky.social found the story of a man who was tortured in Turkey and still had his asylum case denied. We found that the judge had only ever granted a single asylum case, one of the lowest rates of over 800 judges we reviewed

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Trump to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians as US steps up deportations www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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‘Shadow fleets’ and subaquatic sabotage: are Europe’s undersea internet cables under attack?

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also worth reading the transcript of the first time hiv/aids was ever acknowledged by the reagan admin, via then-press secretary larry speakes

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At a town hall meeting last year, before the election, Elon Musk was asked how he would make the government more efficient. He only cited one example: turning the Bead program to "zero". That's not happening. But he is now going to get a huge slice of that pie www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Starting in a moment, the House Oversight Committee will be holding a hearing with mayors of several cities which have policies limiting the use of local law enforcement resources to help ICE. I'll be live-tweeting the hearing at this thread. Follow along here! oversight.house.gov/hearing/a-he...

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ABC News is killing off 538, which is incredibly stupid but means there will be a lot of really exceptional people on the job market.

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The LA Times owner has decided that the robots should both-sides the Klan

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It looks like the Los Angeles Times has appended an AI-generated counterpoint to this opinion column on the KKK, which points out the Klan’s roots in “white Protestant culture.” www.latimes.com/california/s...

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BREAKING — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just announced the closure of major regional offices in Philly, LA and Chicago, per email shared with me. “5 alarm fire,” SEC employee tells me. Full email text:

I swear if Mike White does my boy Gaitok dirty ...

There is going to be a protest to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil Monday in NYC

When ICE agents arrived at the campus building Saturday, they also threatened to arrest Khalil’s wife, an American citizen who is eight months pregnant, Greer said. The authorities declined to say why Khalil was being arrested, according to the attorney. apnews.com/article/colu...

The general process (because of course there are exceptions) is that DHS has to file a Notice to Appear (a bit like an indictment) in immigration court, alleging that the person is removable for having violated a specific provision of immigration law. ICE bears the burden of proving removability.

UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is. They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there. They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.

More details here: www.dropsitenews.com/p/dhs-detain...

Watching this week's severance during the day means I'm just watching a reflection of my living room

Philly bike expo rocked. Makes me wish I was really rich so I could afford all those cool bikes

If you missed Data Reporting for Smaller Teams, you can find our slides here: bit.ly/small-data-j Thank you to @justinmyers.net @junyao-yang.bsky.social and Cody Lilich for a great talk!

Someone who understands trains: why does the capital corridor in CA have so much better bike capacity than any other Amtrak line? Why can't we get some big bike cars on the northeast regional

‘Stop these crazy bills’: Republicans join Democrats to defeat anti-trans legislation in Montana There are 696 bills under consideration across 49 states meant to negatively impact trans & gender-nonconforming people including 97 in Texas and 62 in Missouri www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

1. A new CMS directive from HHS has gone out to hospitals demanding they stop gender affirming care, despite a court order saying care can continue. The memo openly cites anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups. The latest from writer Mira Lazine. Subscribe to support our journalism.

The Trump administration has formally agreed to drop a landmark environmental justice case in Louisiana “It’s obvious that the Trump administration doesn’t care anything for the poor Black folk in Cancer Alley” - community organizer Bobby Taylor told me: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

538-style poll collection has now been recreated by a small group of fans and former staff. all fully transparent and public now. return of live public aggregation is imminent docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Reports in the Ukrainian press that Maxar had cut of the Ukrainians access to Maxar imagery, including commercial imagery, at the request of the US administration mil.in.ua/uk/news/maxa...

Maxar & the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency confirm that Ukrainian confirmed to me by email that access to the satellite platform is suspended. The NGA said the decision, which Maxar is obliged to follow, was made "in accordance with the Administration’s directive on support to Ukraine."

Maxar has cut off satellite imagery access to Ukraine, undoubtedly due to pressure from the U.S. government. This means that not just classified, but commercially available unclassified intelligence products are being cut off. I now fully expect Starlink to be next.

@maanvisingh.bsky.social found the story of a man who was tortured in Turkey and still had his asylum case denied. We found that the judge had only ever granted a single asylum case, one of the lowest rates of over 800 judges we reviewed

E.S. was arrested, tortured and raped in Turkey as part of a government crackdown on members of the Gülen movement. He made his way to the US seeking safety, but was denied asylum by a judge who has rejected almost every case.

NEW: WIRED got IP blocked by the Social Security Administration, among other outlets covering Musk's takeover. Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment." WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.

Full study using 8 LLMs and 20 sample publishers to test how AIs cite news. Answer: badly. Even if you have an AI deal, or robot.txt enabled, results are similar . And pro versions more expensive but no better . [email protected] researchers @klaudia.bsky.social and @aisvarya17.bsky.social

@maanvisingh.bsky.social found the story of a man who was tortured in Turkey and still had his asylum case denied. We found that the judge had only ever granted a single asylum case, one of the lowest rates of over 800 judges we reviewed

Trump to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians as US steps up deportations www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

‘Shadow fleets’ and subaquatic sabotage: are Europe’s undersea internet cables under attack?

also worth reading the transcript of the first time hiv/aids was ever acknowledged by the reagan admin, via then-press secretary larry speakes

At a town hall meeting last year, before the election, Elon Musk was asked how he would make the government more efficient. He only cited one example: turning the Bead program to "zero". That's not happening. But he is now going to get a huge slice of that pie www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Starting in a moment, the House Oversight Committee will be holding a hearing with mayors of several cities which have policies limiting the use of local law enforcement resources to help ICE. I'll be live-tweeting the hearing at this thread. Follow along here! oversight.house.gov/hearing/a-he...

ABC News is killing off 538, which is incredibly stupid but means there will be a lot of really exceptional people on the job market.

The LA Times owner has decided that the robots should both-sides the Klan

It looks like the Los Angeles Times has appended an AI-generated counterpoint to this opinion column on the KKK, which points out the Klan’s roots in “white Protestant culture.” www.latimes.com/california/s...

BREAKING — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just announced the closure of major regional offices in Philly, LA and Chicago, per email shared with me. “5 alarm fire,” SEC employee tells me. Full email text:

I've been 127 Hours'd

The right length for a history book